MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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